Hey everyone should read Jerry Lewis' book "Dean and Me" it broke my heart and made me fall in love with these two men. <3 live forever true friendship
Great Act. Always loved Dean, Jerry and Frankie too. Not forgetting Sammy. That said, No embalming needed with Dean Martin, he was pickled well before he died.
KLEENEX ALERT OMG PRICELESS each time i watch this ....makes u think in an offbeat way how can u be angry at some1 who had such an impact for soo long .,how do u let that go?
Dean and Frank are 100% sober. Jerry's the one that's probably plastered. He'd hurt his back and had become addicted to Percadin. Frank Sinatra thought that if he saw dean, that it would give him the strength to break his addiction and pleaded with deab to do it, until he finally relented.
they seem to be happy to see each other but jerry seen a little unsure of dean. i dont know it just didnt seem al that happy atmosphere . they havent seen each other after all those years
apple juice... the rat pack thing was brilliant. this really was the first time jerry and dean did this in 20 years - since their mid fifties fallout...
If anyone's drunk it's Jerry - not Dean. One of the reasons Frank Sinatra did this is because Jerry lewwis has hurt his back and was addicted to percodine. He thought that if he saw Dean that it might give him the strength to break his addiction. Dean just played the part of a "drunkie" extremely well, that's all.
Dean and Sammy both died from smoking related illnesses; emphysema and throat cancer. Sammy died at the relatively young age of 64 in 1990.. Dean died at 78 on Christmas Day 1995, but had been declining for some time and never really sang well after the age of 60. Cigarettes are poison and should be banned. In their prime years, Dean and Sammy had amazing voices - cigarettes were a great stage prop but a deadly life choice. I loved both of them as entertainers and mourn their loss still.
Couldn't disagree more about the "standard" of entertainment of this clip. Dean is just a disrespectful drunk on it this clip the entire time. Slurs words, can't read a song on the tele that he should know, tripping, forgetting words, mumbling. Look through your misplaced awe. The emporor here has no clothes.
Great classic clip. Will never get over what could have caused the PR blunder of this years Telethon. There could have been a sentimental transition away from Jerry if there had to be a hard exit... MDA blew a great PR opportunity in my opinion...
I know that Jerry Lewis could be a loose canon but the telethon will never be the same without him. It will be interesting to hear what he has to say in his interview a day or so after the telethon.
Hey MDA---You sure missed the bus by canning Jerry with what?--a 2 paragraph statement? After all the years he poured himself into this campaign and you just can him? Wow. Such appreciation. Then, a watered down 6 hour telethon. LOL. Don't count on any donations from this guy. I won't even watch. You should have given Jerry a grand send off for all his years of being Chairman. You should have had several top acts to toast him. But no. Screw you very much, Jerry. Now get outta here.
@tma291 "He couldn't put out the cigarette before coming onstage? " Well, see this was a time when people were free to smoke if it pleased them without busybodies and scolds butting in with their lecturing and whining.
Who cares about the cigarette! Besides Jerry lit up too! Enjoy it for what it is and the time it was. Don't be so critical. It was thirty years ago, you want to write a letter to complain. Such a great piece.
Jerry Lewis was in a "drug fog" during this event because he was hooked on Percodan after a fall causing a skull fracture. He actually had to watch this on video after because he didn't even recall it ever happening. A little useless fact for you all :)
@loveunderlaw Nah it has nothing to do with either of those things...these are three men who truly loved each other & made it very evident during this reunion between two old friends.
@indyracingnut Of COURSE it does, religion breeds hate. Specifically Islam, Christianity, & Judaism. They are all built on intolerance, & closed-minded ways of "thought".
@ClioSportRS Actually it's part of his schtick, it's a well known fact that he acted this way, & kept Apple juice in his Shot Glass in place of Whiskey. It was all to boost ratings you know!
Just think what MDA could have done with a show featuring Jerry's final MDA telethon, replaying old videos for many hours over Memorial Day Sunday and Monday. But no. You fired Jerry, and the telethon will only be on for 6 hours on Sunday night.
How in the stars will you raise $58+ million on a Sunday night, with so many people out of town for the weekend? Didn't most money come in Monday afternoons? What about the firefighter boot drive? Simply idiotic, guys!
@loveunderlaw I couldn't agree with you more. It's like the "New Coke" thing. They had the most successful soft drink ever conceived, so what did they do? They changed the formula. Sales died. They brought it back as "Classic."
MDA had the most successful telethon known to mankind. So what did they do? They fired the man who made it a success and changed the formula: ie., they changed the formula.
@bobjfs You have to know by now that the corporate, and politicial "leaders" in our country don't have a clue about the common person. It's so stupid in my opinion how these wealthy fools at the top of the food chain wreck everything they touch. I know, Coke was ruined, MTV was ruined, Wendy's etc...
It sucks, but they don't get it, because they're not one of us. I just feel bad for Jerry Lewis being dumped like that, he made the MDA telethon what it is today! The bastards...
Jerry did hate this, watch how he folds his arms every time Frank steps away and there is no barrier between him and Dean. Also how he keeps looking at the floor. Dean was truly one of the All time Greats. Jerry, not so much.
omg i'm gonna cry, this is so sweet, cant believe it has already been 16 yrs that Dean Martin has gone, RIP Dean. i still love Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin movies today
Dean & Me: A Love Story written by Jerry Lewis pretty much explains their relationship including their eventual feuding and unfortunate break-up in 1956. It was a needed evolution for both of them but too bad they couldn't keep some association over the years. Lewis explains they did to some extent after this telethon appearance.
@Rich8951 No, that was part of Dean and Frank's act. Maybe you should do a little research before you rip on it, or just read some of the many comments posted here. Dean was the exact opposite of his stage persona, he was a true family man, he didn't even drink. He played comic foil for Frank and Sammy in the rat pack and it was wonderfully entertaining. And Frank knew he was an icon, he was a perfectionist and would never have allowed Dean to really gone on TV sloshed.
also... In 1987, after Dean lost his son, Frank asked him and Sammy to go the road to get Dean's spirits up. But Dean just couldnt keep doing his devil-may-care playboy act because his heart was no longer in it and he retired from the tour. A great disappointment to Frank. But the secret was out...that it always was an act.
also... In 1987, after Dean lost his son, Frank asked him and Sammy to go the road to get Dean's spirits up. But Dean just couldnt keep doing his devil-may-care playboy act because his heart was no longer in it and he retired from the tour. A great disappointment to Frank. But the secret was out...that it always was an act.
@Rich8951 Dean had more class "drunk" than you ever will "sober". PITIFUL? Seriously? Class, style, character and two of the best singing voices of the 20th century, too much for you?
@drmms Jerry said that there were many incidents between them both. Some of it was frustration on account of them wanting to do things alone and also, their frustration stemmed from pain because as their relationship thinned out, they were both wise enough to know that it could no longer continue. It hurt them both, really. Dean was just better at hiding it. Jerry advised Dean to not let their fans see them go through the ropes which was smart. And yet it did hurt them to say good-bye </3
In the 60s and 70s the MDA Telethon was an event I waited for all year. Thank you for posting this, it brings back great memories. My brothers, sisters and I would try to stay up all night with Jerry. Now no major network carries this. Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, and Danny Thomas really gave a part of them selfs, back to the public, in a way that seems to be lost today.
Awww I love this !! It would have been the best if Dean and Jerry sang a song from one of their movies but this was still a beautiful appearance by them both. Absolute magic. RIP Dean ♥ Jerry, I love you!
hi oldstuff ,dean was the( in my also humble opinion) the finest crooner ever. but sammy davis junior had it all as an all rounder. watch paul anka tribute at montreal to sammy just fantastic. cheers
I'm glad they made up in Dean's later years. They were a superb double-act and Dean Martin, in my very humble opinion, was the greatest all-rounder out there.
Has anyone besides me noticed how most entertainers today are not held to the same standards as before? Three legends on stage there and Lady Gaga to replace them. God help us.
@mozartgenetics Lady GaGa is a classically trained musician, you may not like her image due to your own closed-mindedness, but you shouldn't try to compare different times, & eras. Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, & Jerry Lewis were legends, as is Lady GaGa is now. I like them all, why can't you?!
@loveunderlaw Believe it or not I am a fan of Lady Gaga's....but not for her musical attempts. I appreciate her drive and her fearless aproach at living her life. I am aware that Gaga is classically trained and as a pianist myself I am aware she is very good at it. Her musical taste simply does not appeal to me. I recognize her talent, but do not like her choice of musical medium.
@loveunderlaw Lady Gaga is a legend? She's crass and way over hyped and overrated by people like you. She will never attain the level of class that these guys had. She drapes meat on herself and you think that's talent. She may be classically trained, but training is going to waste.
@loveunderlaw "She's NOT trying to be like these guys" That's good because she doesn't have the ability to attain that level of class. Draping meat on yourself is considered art, is it? Sounds more like an attention getting gimmick & that's the mark of a so called "artist" who can't stand on her own merits. If thinking Gaga is an attention seeking hack makes me closed minded, I happily accept that title. The Rat Pack guys are timeless. A couple more years & Gaga will be long forgotten.
@loveunderlaw "If she was like Taylor Swift, or Miley Cyrus, then their wouldn't be anything special about her." There's nothing special about her, even with all her little clown outfits & silly behavior. Notice the Rat Pack guys don't need any stupid outfits to perform? That's because they don't need gimmicks to cover for lack of real talent. Their talent alone drew the crowd. On the other hand, Gaga needs all the help she can get. Hence the gimmicks & outrageous behavior.
@loveunderlaw So how exactly do you come to the conclusion that I'm jealous of that no talent hack? You don't know anything about me, yet you've brilliantly deduced that I'm jealous of Gaga. That's the kind of argument a 4th grader would make. So am I arguing with some little kid? Seeing as how you have no real argument to make, I guess the best you can do is stoop to name calling. Great debating skills you have there, bub. I guess that's the kind of mentality you need to be a Gaga fan.
@loveunderlaw She a talentless hack. She uses gimmicks because she needs the attention that her "talent" alone won't get her. You just can't get over the fact that not everyone has your taste (or lack thereof), which is another sign of immaturity. You can assume whatever you want about me and I don't really care. Gaga is a useless twit that will be extinct in a couple of years. No one will care about her anymore except sad lonely pathetic little you.
@loveunderlaw It's funny how you accuse me of projecting, when you're the one making stupid accusations of jealousy & following me to other videos to harass me. If that isn't the very definition of sad & lonely, I don't know what is. As far as my photo, I don't answer to you & I don't care what you think. Gaga sucks. She's a no talent hack who relies on gimmicks and she will be forgotten soon. Go on & keep sucking her cock all you want, loser. Your dumb opinion means nothing to no one.
@thafoofa ------ignorant on your part.....gaga can sing write play perform........not my cup a tea really ,but your way off and sound foolish ,,,,,its like saying the yankees suck or the beatles sucked......might be your opinion which is fine but a pretty wacked out statement......give the kid a break.......she prob the best of whats out there...atleast she does it organicly...not like many of the artists today who reley on autu tune etc.......
@mozartgenetics Totally agree. I'm too young to have been in their audience when these guys were in their prime, but I can see what a class act they were and can respect their immense talents. Gaga? she's not worthy of holding Dino's ashtray.
There's a real story behind this. Jerry was not too thrilled this happened. It was all Sinatra's idea and there is many a story of how Jerry was very angry about it. Too sad. But I think they calmed down a couple years after this.
Dean and Mr.Lewis were seen together again one more time..after Martin..completed a gig at a Las Vegas nightclub and Jerry brought a cake to help celebrait Dean's 72nd birthday.
Jerry said in his book he felt like he was in shock having Dean right there in front of him and the both of them standing on the same side of the stage they always did in their act, stage left I think he said. Dean always had that damn cigarette in his hand he was a class act!
Jerry said in his book he felt like he was in shock having Dean right there in front of him and the both of them standing on the same side of the stage they always did in their act, stage left I think he said. Dean always had that damn cigarette in his hand he was a class act!
@fillmore593 If Jerry was upset, I certainly can't see it. Besides, if Frank said it's time to bury the hatchet.....you better get over yourselves & bury the damn hatchet. :)
I hate to see singers smoke. Doesn't that affect their voice? Dean always had a cigarettte in his hand. Was he really a heavy drinker or was that his personality? He sounded drunk a lot but maybe that was just his way?
@leahblashful The Cigarette was part of the Cool... A lot of singers smoked and it didn't hurt their performance one bit. Of course that was when you were free to smoke or not smoke... and if you wanted to have a cigarette on the air, that was your biz and you didn't have some organization taking that freedom away!. I am not making a statement that I think smoking is just fine, I am just saying people used to have the freedom to decide that for themselves.
This was the very best live tv loved watching Jerry when he saw Dean,This is when tv was worth watching rv>almost all the greats are gone Miss Frank And Dean And Sammy.
His family swears Dean wasn't a drinker and it was all a put on. Seems hard to believe. He had the major crows feet which was typical of an alcoholic. I think he was a drunk and the family didn't want him to remembered as such. But it doesn't matter anyway. I think the guy was hilarious and entertaining in a good way. He was a hit in the Cannonball Run movies. LOL.
Frank handled this beautifully. It was slightly awkward. But, pulled off well.
billyfrank94 3 weeks ago
This gives you cold chills. They started out together and got so famous. I was glad to see the reunion, however brief.
billyfrank94 3 weeks ago
Hey everyone should read Jerry Lewis' book "Dean and Me" it broke my heart and made me fall in love with these two men. <3 live forever true friendship
orhugs 3 weeks ago 2
Actually this was on September 5, 1976.
crikeybright 3 weeks ago
Great Act. Always loved Dean, Jerry and Frankie too. Not forgetting Sammy. That said, No embalming needed with Dean Martin, he was pickled well before he died.
ardevenuta37 1 month ago
love you Dino, wait for me in the heaven!!!
solfenix2006 1 month ago
KLEENEX ALERT OMG PRICELESS each time i watch this ....makes u think in an offbeat way how can u be angry at some1 who had such an impact for soo long .,how do u let that go?
4615larkc 1 month ago
Haha wtf how could 4 people dislike this?
crmfghtr 1 month ago
That was Entertainment!
connie1709 1 month ago
Dean martin
neycavalheiro 1 month ago
Dean and Frank are way past boozed!!!! Jerry thank God is still normal!
mikjon67 2 months ago
@mikjon67
Dean and Frank are 100% sober. Jerry's the one that's probably plastered. He'd hurt his back and had become addicted to Percadin. Frank Sinatra thought that if he saw dean, that it would give him the strength to break his addiction and pleaded with deab to do it, until he finally relented.
Rusty3659 1 month ago
The coolest cats in town. Royalty right there folks.
MuzicTrax 2 months ago
Holy Crap! Frank Sinatra pulls out a gun watch at 3:14 no way that flies today!
ligtube1323 2 months ago
they seem to be happy to see each other but jerry seen a little unsure of dean. i dont know it just didnt seem al that happy atmosphere . they havent seen each other after all those years
Kid100JrHolmes 2 months ago
@Kid100JrHolmes @ 1:32 Jerry says to Frank "you son of a bitch!" in fun of course.
adamdicy 1 month ago
2greats rip jery lochhem
CK1223 2 months ago
friendship between men.
chettee 3 months ago
Frank was the Man ,,,,,,
25ghr 3 months ago
These guys are PLASTERED! I wish I was around that time!
Beartallica86 3 months ago 4
I love good comedy and Jerry Lewis makes me laugh.
sainglain 3 months ago
just wonderful
zokkotrokko 3 months ago
funny and real and talented people!!! thanks
imaiden 3 months ago
Funny how Dean acts like Jerry in this video.
StanBennet 3 months ago
@StanBennet Probably because he's more than likely rather drunk in this video.
blackasmidnight14 3 months ago
Great Quality of film!
StanBennet 3 months ago
DUH ITS 1976
GildyGury 3 months ago
apple juice... the rat pack thing was brilliant. this really was the first time jerry and dean did this in 20 years - since their mid fifties fallout...
greglausch 4 months ago
class act, nothing compared today!
dras50376272 4 months ago
Dean is totally sloshed!
neilsoiland21 4 months ago
@neilsoiland21
If anyone's drunk it's Jerry - not Dean. One of the reasons Frank Sinatra did this is because Jerry lewwis has hurt his back and was addicted to percodine. He thought that if he saw Dean that it might give him the strength to break his addiction. Dean just played the part of a "drunkie" extremely well, that's all.
Rusty3659 4 months ago
they sure did smoke alot back then
XJOJO411 4 months ago
Dean and Sammy both died from smoking related illnesses; emphysema and throat cancer. Sammy died at the relatively young age of 64 in 1990.. Dean died at 78 on Christmas Day 1995, but had been declining for some time and never really sang well after the age of 60. Cigarettes are poison and should be banned. In their prime years, Dean and Sammy had amazing voices - cigarettes were a great stage prop but a deadly life choice. I loved both of them as entertainers and mourn their loss still.
soundslikefrank 4 months ago
It would have been perfect and touching if Sinatra just backed off and let them have their moment..Annoying..
msinthrop 4 months ago
Couldn't disagree more about the "standard" of entertainment of this clip. Dean is just a disrespectful drunk on it this clip the entire time. Slurs words, can't read a song on the tele that he should know, tripping, forgetting words, mumbling. Look through your misplaced awe. The emporor here has no clothes.
uncledunkin 4 months ago
Great, great stuff. I could watch the entire 1977 show.
theNewCruelty 4 months ago
This is a true classic moment not only on television - but in the entertainment world.
MajorAudieMurphy 4 months ago
Great classic clip. Will never get over what could have caused the PR blunder of this years Telethon. There could have been a sentimental transition away from Jerry if there had to be a hard exit... MDA blew a great PR opportunity in my opinion...
dtvmiami 4 months ago
I know that Jerry Lewis could be a loose canon but the telethon will never be the same without him. It will be interesting to hear what he has to say in his interview a day or so after the telethon.
GilHodgesFan 4 months ago 3
This clip is just TOO COOL.
Monkeyhead1986 4 months ago
Hey MDA---You sure missed the bus by canning Jerry with what?--a 2 paragraph statement? After all the years he poured himself into this campaign and you just can him? Wow. Such appreciation. Then, a watered down 6 hour telethon. LOL. Don't count on any donations from this guy. I won't even watch. You should have given Jerry a grand send off for all his years of being Chairman. You should have had several top acts to toast him. But no. Screw you very much, Jerry. Now get outta here.
troutslayer52101 4 months ago
@tma291 "He couldn't put out the cigarette before coming onstage? " Well, see this was a time when people were free to smoke if it pleased them without busybodies and scolds butting in with their lecturing and whining.
thafoofa 4 months ago
Frank to Jerry after he kissed him: You do that one more time and we'll buy the furniture.
adamdicy 4 months ago
that's old school baby. Nothing compares!!!
flirtwd 5 months ago
You can tell Dean hated being up their and wasn't too fond of seeing Jerry again
RidiculiousRuthles 5 months ago
And they say cigs effect your singing voice :p yeah righttt
headstrong440 5 months ago
genial ´´como retroceder el tiempo amigos que trió .
JoonyEsterio 5 months ago
who were all the performers included in this telethon?
AleekahTV 5 months ago
Good joke dean
SenorZorrozzz 5 months ago
Dean still looked great.
SenorZorrozzz 5 months ago
dean's not drunk is he? is it just part of the act?
zeldagirly22 5 months ago
@zeldagirly22 that was a common act of his.
judeskii 4 months ago
@zeldagirly22 Yes, it was just an act.
thafoofa 4 months ago
Who cares about the cigarette! Besides Jerry lit up too! Enjoy it for what it is and the time it was. Don't be so critical. It was thirty years ago, you want to write a letter to complain. Such a great piece.
1973cessnaflyer 5 months ago 2
@1973cessnaflyer Yes I totally agree with you! It's a classic..and very enjoyable to watch these amazing entertainers!
jheathish 5 months ago
this is from 76, not 77
jpw111784 5 months ago
So wonderful to watch these guys...REAL entertainers!! They were the best..Just love them.
jheathish 5 months ago 10
@jheathish The look on Jerry's face says that he wasn't expecting to see Dean Martin.
adamdicy 1 month ago
Classic
ALPQZM654 5 months ago
Jerry Lewis was in a "drug fog" during this event because he was hooked on Percodan after a fall causing a skull fracture. He actually had to watch this on video after because he didn't even recall it ever happening. A little useless fact for you all :)
NoamTube 5 months ago
hay wait a minute, didnt jerry had another skit in 1964 or 65 with dino and frank on mda and jerry saying well here i go again?
wwwcowboy477 5 months ago
" how's that for a dollar!"
wwwcowboy477 5 months ago
God bless Jerry for the great work he has done.
volksman2332 5 months ago
Guys, these three show that it IS possible to be straight as an arrow and yet show affection for your friends beyond fist bumps and fake hugs.
indyracingnut 5 months ago
@indyracingnut Anyone that doesn't allow themselves to be influenced by religion or peer pressure knows this!
loveunderlaw 5 months ago
@loveunderlaw Nah it has nothing to do with either of those things...these are three men who truly loved each other & made it very evident during this reunion between two old friends.
indyracingnut 5 months ago
@indyracingnut Of COURSE it does, religion breeds hate. Specifically Islam, Christianity, & Judaism. They are all built on intolerance, & closed-minded ways of "thought".
loveunderlaw 5 months ago
Dean Martin totally wasted drunk, anyway, three huge legends none to been seen in these days, first time i watch this clip, it`s awesome.
ClioSportRS 5 months ago
@ClioSportRS Actually it's part of his schtick, it's a well known fact that he acted this way, & kept Apple juice in his Shot Glass in place of Whiskey. It was all to boost ratings you know!
loveunderlaw 5 months ago
@ClioSportRS The drunk thing was an act.
thafoofa 4 months ago
Just think what MDA could have done with a show featuring Jerry's final MDA telethon, replaying old videos for many hours over Memorial Day Sunday and Monday. But no. You fired Jerry, and the telethon will only be on for 6 hours on Sunday night.
How in the stars will you raise $58+ million on a Sunday night, with so many people out of town for the weekend? Didn't most money come in Monday afternoons? What about the firefighter boot drive? Simply idiotic, guys!
bobjfs 5 months ago
@bobjfs They're finished, I bet they won't get the same volume of donations either!
loveunderlaw 5 months ago
@loveunderlaw I couldn't agree with you more. It's like the "New Coke" thing. They had the most successful soft drink ever conceived, so what did they do? They changed the formula. Sales died. They brought it back as "Classic."
MDA had the most successful telethon known to mankind. So what did they do? They fired the man who made it a success and changed the formula: ie., they changed the formula.
How can people make such bizarre decisions!
bobjfs 5 months ago
@bobjfs You have to know by now that the corporate, and politicial "leaders" in our country don't have a clue about the common person. It's so stupid in my opinion how these wealthy fools at the top of the food chain wreck everything they touch. I know, Coke was ruined, MTV was ruined, Wendy's etc...
It sucks, but they don't get it, because they're not one of us. I just feel bad for Jerry Lewis being dumped like that, he made the MDA telethon what it is today! The bastards...
loveunderlaw 5 months ago
@bobjfs The hosts are air head models who try to act and host. Wow, what a drop in talent.
fjccommish 5 months ago in playlist Jerry Lewis
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exposurejd 5 months ago
@exposurejd No, he was playing his character. Look into his eyes. Clear as a bell.
bobjfs 5 months ago
such a pair... to bad they didnt do this before they hated each other
EPM35 5 months ago
Martin is clearly drunk, smoking a cigarette and Jerry Lewis says "it should have been the Jew to do it" - THOSE were the days!
backinthekrak 5 months ago
Saw the clip live when I was a kid. Just reminds me that it is time to donate once again. Don't forget MDA on Labor Day.
PayTheDevil661 5 months ago
Very cool, I love watching historic moments like this. Three absolute giants on stage!
StevenFallonOfficial 5 months ago
Was dean Drinking that night ?
spazzcat03 6 months ago
Jerry did hate this, watch how he folds his arms every time Frank steps away and there is no barrier between him and Dean. Also how he keeps looking at the floor. Dean was truly one of the All time Greats. Jerry, not so much.
JohnVogel561 6 months ago
A thousand dollars from the Stardust hotel in vegas. how considerate.
jazzynet1 6 months ago
folks at mda it was 1976 is when jerry and dean reunite
faststop4 6 months ago
Lewis hated every moment of this.
winterskin 6 months ago
omg i'm gonna cry, this is so sweet, cant believe it has already been 16 yrs that Dean Martin has gone, RIP Dean. i still love Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin movies today
Jacklesgal 6 months ago
Dean & Me: A Love Story written by Jerry Lewis pretty much explains their relationship including their eventual feuding and unfortunate break-up in 1956. It was a needed evolution for both of them but too bad they couldn't keep some association over the years. Lewis explains they did to some extent after this telethon appearance.
rmroseman 6 months ago 2
Take a long look people - this is real entertainment.
herefordmsv 6 months ago 20
@herefordmsv
It would have been if Dean Martin hadn't been half in the bag. I did not find this entertaining or funny at all.
If you're going to sing, sing. If you're going to do stand-up, well do that.
No, not funny at all. I'd say more like PITIFUL.
Rich8951 4 months ago
@Rich8951 No, that was part of Dean and Frank's act. Maybe you should do a little research before you rip on it, or just read some of the many comments posted here. Dean was the exact opposite of his stage persona, he was a true family man, he didn't even drink. He played comic foil for Frank and Sammy in the rat pack and it was wonderfully entertaining. And Frank knew he was an icon, he was a perfectionist and would never have allowed Dean to really gone on TV sloshed.
NPRMc 4 months ago
also... In 1987, after Dean lost his son, Frank asked him and Sammy to go the road to get Dean's spirits up. But Dean just couldnt keep doing his devil-may-care playboy act because his heart was no longer in it and he retired from the tour. A great disappointment to Frank. But the secret was out...that it always was an act.
NPRMc 4 months ago
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also... In 1987, after Dean lost his son, Frank asked him and Sammy to go the road to get Dean's spirits up. But Dean just couldnt keep doing his devil-may-care playboy act because his heart was no longer in it and he retired from the tour. A great disappointment to Frank. But the secret was out...that it always was an act.
NPRMc 4 months ago
@Rich8951 Dean had more class "drunk" than you ever will "sober". PITIFUL? Seriously? Class, style, character and two of the best singing voices of the 20th century, too much for you?
whocares571 1 month ago
@herefordmsv Real entertainment long gone....
StanBennet 3 months ago
Please, could somebody explain me if JL and DM had a fight? I love their films (with eatch other)
drmms 6 months ago
@drmms Jerry said that there were many incidents between them both. Some of it was frustration on account of them wanting to do things alone and also, their frustration stemmed from pain because as their relationship thinned out, they were both wise enough to know that it could no longer continue. It hurt them both, really. Dean was just better at hiding it. Jerry advised Dean to not let their fans see them go through the ropes which was smart. And yet it did hurt them to say good-bye </3
MJRookieRook 6 months ago
can you believe that the telethon is only gonna be 6 hrs this year
MrSoonerboy7 6 months ago
In the 60s and 70s the MDA Telethon was an event I waited for all year. Thank you for posting this, it brings back great memories. My brothers, sisters and I would try to stay up all night with Jerry. Now no major network carries this. Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, and Danny Thomas really gave a part of them selfs, back to the public, in a way that seems to be lost today.
hawkarock75 6 months ago
OMG they are totally drunk!!! Hilarious. Ya know I never noticed this when I was a little kid. :)
Duchessclotho 6 months ago
im crying, this is so sweet!!
brasiliennr1 6 months ago
Awww I love this !! It would have been the best if Dean and Jerry sang a song from one of their movies but this was still a beautiful appearance by them both. Absolute magic. RIP Dean ♥ Jerry, I love you!
MJRookieRook 6 months ago
4.10 its magic :)
radarTube 6 months ago
Class, style and bona fide talent.
Golden Age.
Easleytee 7 months ago
What happened back then between Dean and Jerry? Anybody know? Very interested to know!
kjetin99 7 months ago
LOLLLL, "you do that one more time, we're gonna buy the furniture."
Hadeydeppio 7 months ago
Ah, the good ol' days! You could smoke on air!
kingrocker44 7 months ago
If it weren't for Frank, this moment wouldn't even exist. Can you imagine? :\
These kids right here... these are my boys.
againstjess 7 months ago
hi oldstuff ,dean was the( in my also humble opinion) the finest crooner ever. but sammy davis junior had it all as an all rounder. watch paul anka tribute at montreal to sammy just fantastic. cheers
peteralba 7 months ago
I'm glad they made up in Dean's later years. They were a superb double-act and Dean Martin, in my very humble opinion, was the greatest all-rounder out there.
oldstuff 7 months ago
this was entertainment when their wasn't 10,000 channels on t.v
chitownreak 7 months ago
it's like they picked up right where they left off. Wonderful!
1Twittybird 7 months ago
I think Dino is drunk.
mozartgenetics 7 months ago
Has anyone besides me noticed how most entertainers today are not held to the same standards as before? Three legends on stage there and Lady Gaga to replace them. God help us.
mozartgenetics 7 months ago 53
@mozartgenetics Lady GaGa is a classically trained musician, you may not like her image due to your own closed-mindedness, but you shouldn't try to compare different times, & eras. Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, & Jerry Lewis were legends, as is Lady GaGa is now. I like them all, why can't you?!
loveunderlaw 5 months ago
@loveunderlaw Believe it or not I am a fan of Lady Gaga's....but not for her musical attempts. I appreciate her drive and her fearless aproach at living her life. I am aware that Gaga is classically trained and as a pianist myself I am aware she is very good at it. Her musical taste simply does not appeal to me. I recognize her talent, but do not like her choice of musical medium.
mozartgenetics 5 months ago
@mozartgenetics The thing is I don't think she's trying to replace anyone, in the end Lady GaGa is just herself.
loveunderlaw 5 months ago
@loveunderlaw Lady Gaga is a legend? She's crass and way over hyped and overrated by people like you. She will never attain the level of class that these guys had. She drapes meat on herself and you think that's talent. She may be classically trained, but training is going to waste.
thafoofa 4 months ago
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loveunderlaw 4 months ago
@loveunderlaw "She's NOT trying to be like these guys" That's good because she doesn't have the ability to attain that level of class. Draping meat on yourself is considered art, is it? Sounds more like an attention getting gimmick & that's the mark of a so called "artist" who can't stand on her own merits. If thinking Gaga is an attention seeking hack makes me closed minded, I happily accept that title. The Rat Pack guys are timeless. A couple more years & Gaga will be long forgotten.
thafoofa 4 months ago
@loveunderlaw "If she was like Taylor Swift, or Miley Cyrus, then their wouldn't be anything special about her." There's nothing special about her, even with all her little clown outfits & silly behavior. Notice the Rat Pack guys don't need any stupid outfits to perform? That's because they don't need gimmicks to cover for lack of real talent. Their talent alone drew the crowd. On the other hand, Gaga needs all the help she can get. Hence the gimmicks & outrageous behavior.
thafoofa 4 months ago
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loveunderlaw 4 months ago
@loveunderlaw So how exactly do you come to the conclusion that I'm jealous of that no talent hack? You don't know anything about me, yet you've brilliantly deduced that I'm jealous of Gaga. That's the kind of argument a 4th grader would make. So am I arguing with some little kid? Seeing as how you have no real argument to make, I guess the best you can do is stoop to name calling. Great debating skills you have there, bub. I guess that's the kind of mentality you need to be a Gaga fan.
thafoofa 4 months ago
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loveunderlaw 4 months ago
@loveunderlaw She a talentless hack. She uses gimmicks because she needs the attention that her "talent" alone won't get her. You just can't get over the fact that not everyone has your taste (or lack thereof), which is another sign of immaturity. You can assume whatever you want about me and I don't really care. Gaga is a useless twit that will be extinct in a couple of years. No one will care about her anymore except sad lonely pathetic little you.
thafoofa 4 months ago
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loveunderlaw 4 months ago
@loveunderlaw It's funny how you accuse me of projecting, when you're the one making stupid accusations of jealousy & following me to other videos to harass me. If that isn't the very definition of sad & lonely, I don't know what is. As far as my photo, I don't answer to you & I don't care what you think. Gaga sucks. She's a no talent hack who relies on gimmicks and she will be forgotten soon. Go on & keep sucking her cock all you want, loser. Your dumb opinion means nothing to no one.
thafoofa 4 months ago
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loveunderlaw 4 months ago
@thafoofa ------ignorant on your part.....gaga can sing write play perform........not my cup a tea really ,but your way off and sound foolish ,,,,,its like saying the yankees suck or the beatles sucked......might be your opinion which is fine but a pretty wacked out statement......give the kid a break.......she prob the best of whats out there...atleast she does it organicly...not like many of the artists today who reley on autu tune etc.......
joeyc09 4 months ago
@loveunderlaw try to come with some stronger argument besides it sucks to eb you.. That's so unmature....
jazzmann16 4 months ago
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loveunderlaw 4 months ago
@loveunderlaw Okay I don't even want to fight you because we all know what kind of person you are :) good luck in the future buddy :)
jazzmann16 4 months ago
@jazzmann16 Okay I don't even want to fight you because we all know what kind of person you are :) good luck in the future buddy :)
loveunderlaw 4 months ago
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@jazzmann16 it sucks to eb you.. That's so unmature.... ROTFL LMAO:)
loveunderlaw 4 months ago
@mozartgenetics stfu with your nostalgic over exaggerated stupid ass nonsense please. thanks.
alexoc949 4 months ago
@mozartgenetics Totally agree. I'm too young to have been in their audience when these guys were in their prime, but I can see what a class act they were and can respect their immense talents. Gaga? she's not worthy of holding Dino's ashtray.
thafoofa 4 months ago 2
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It was a drastic age shift.
crimsontiderdotcom 4 months ago
@mozartgenetics Amen!
powertothesheeeple 4 months ago
There's a real story behind this. Jerry was not too thrilled this happened. It was all Sinatra's idea and there is many a story of how Jerry was very angry about it. Too sad. But I think they calmed down a couple years after this.
Ivyjoy215 7 months ago
I love Frank, but he gets in the way here.
Sprongo 8 months ago
Might b in d seventies
Dino is holding a cigarette while onstage
katedepth1 8 months ago
where's the missing part?
ineedausernamenow999 8 months ago
he's so drunk haha
christopheryou 8 months ago
LOL!!!! "WELL, there we go again!!" ahhaha that was hilarious.
Hadeydeppio 8 months ago
Dean and Mr.Lewis were seen together again one more time..after Martin..completed a gig at a Las Vegas nightclub and Jerry brought a cake to help celebrait Dean's 72nd birthday.
TheStanbabe 8 months ago
@TheStanbabe Really? Gosh now I've got to find that one ♥
MJRookieRook 8 months ago
So...how ya been?
Mumblix 8 months ago 2
This is magic ! Jerry and Dean together again . I wish they sang together in this but it was still awesome to see ♥
MJRookieRook 8 months ago
Oh Dean, you are so drunk.
OnePeicePiret 8 months ago
Why did they not talk to each other for a long time?
alpacinoravidutt 8 months ago
i think Dino really was drunk in this clip
longlivethe80s 9 months ago
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Jerry said in his book he felt like he was in shock having Dean right there in front of him and the both of them standing on the same side of the stage they always did in their act, stage left I think he said. Dean always had that damn cigarette in his hand he was a class act!
MMDS1960 9 months ago
Jerry said in his book he felt like he was in shock having Dean right there in front of him and the both of them standing on the same side of the stage they always did in their act, stage left I think he said. Dean always had that damn cigarette in his hand he was a class act!
MMDS1960 9 months ago
Damn that was beautiful!!!
WWAHP 9 months ago 2
It didn't look like Dean wanted to leave....
kimmieanne1 9 months ago 3
It was a little awkward, but you could still see the genuine love the two of them shared for one another.
JackHorny77 9 months ago 3
What a golden moment for sure! Dino surley had few then!? Thanks for posting!
Peace;]
lovosazul 9 months ago
@fillmore593 If Jerry was upset, I certainly can't see it. Besides, if Frank said it's time to bury the hatchet.....you better get over yourselves & bury the damn hatchet. :)
indyracingnut 9 months ago 2
what would i do without you ,what would i do boy !!!!!!!!!!!
rondogon48 9 months ago
I hate to see singers smoke. Doesn't that affect their voice? Dean always had a cigarettte in his hand. Was he really a heavy drinker or was that his personality? He sounded drunk a lot but maybe that was just his way?
leahblashful 9 months ago
@leahblashful That was just Deans shtick. He usually was actually drinking apple juice.
filstoy 9 months ago
@leahblashful The Cigarette was part of the Cool... A lot of singers smoked and it didn't hurt their performance one bit. Of course that was when you were free to smoke or not smoke... and if you wanted to have a cigarette on the air, that was your biz and you didn't have some organization taking that freedom away!. I am not making a statement that I think smoking is just fine, I am just saying people used to have the freedom to decide that for themselves.
gabbydeb 7 months ago 2
When Las Vegas truly was "King".
vatosharpei 10 months ago
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chgw01 10 months ago
Read the body language...
GREATWHITE2 10 months ago
crying crying crying! I love them so damn much!
funstaurz 10 months ago 3
so your working?? LOL
MrJapaneseboy1111 10 months ago
This was the very best live tv loved watching Jerry when he saw Dean,This is when tv was worth watching rv>almost all the greats are gone Miss Frank And Dean And Sammy.
jazzharr69 10 months ago 2
The greatest enternainer in history
Avalongawain 10 months ago 27
Dean Martin says "...and Thank You!" to the " Chaiman of The Board". Enough said. M & L BELONGED together.
GREATWHITE2 10 months ago 2
2 greats r.i.p.
CK1223 10 months ago
Jerry at 0:31: "You Son Of A Bitch" /o/
bentogibi 10 months ago
I love how they immediately hug each other. They didn't hesitate and they didn't look uncomfortable at all...not until Frank interrupted anyway.
Kate8790 10 months ago
Have another drink, "Rat Pack". Vegas is AWESOME, but reality is reality.
GREATWHITE2 10 months ago
His family swears Dean wasn't a drinker and it was all a put on. Seems hard to believe. He had the major crows feet which was typical of an alcoholic. I think he was a drunk and the family didn't want him to remembered as such. But it doesn't matter anyway. I think the guy was hilarious and entertaining in a good way. He was a hit in the Cannonball Run movies. LOL.
filmmakingjoe 10 months ago
This was parodied on "The Simpsons".
Kartoonkid95 10 months ago
@Kartoonkid95 When, and in what episode?
blowtorch12345 10 months ago
@blowtorch12345 In "Black Widower", when Krusty reunited with Sideshow Bob on the "Krusty the Clown Telethon For Motion Sickness".
Kartoonkid95 10 months ago
@Kartoonkid95 Thanks!
blowtorch12345 10 months ago